Lakeside Living: Waterfront Houses, Cottages, and Cabins of the Great Lakes

The lakeside home represents its owner’s love for the outdoors and passion for life on the water. Houses by the lake are designed to maximize the flow of air, the use of sunlight, and the views of the landscape. These Great Lakes homes range in style from converted barns and Prairie Style houses to modernist inspired dwellings but each is always a reflection of the style, taste and interests of their owners. The houses featured here illustrate an experimentation with materials and an economy of design. Residences are designed to be practical-many can “close up” during adventures in the out-of-doors and travels-and they exhibit an open-minded style in which to live. Great Lakes houses are modern yet sufficiently warm and inviting to provide comfort for life here. Capturing the universal desire to live on the water, the book will speak to waterside homeowners everywhere, and especially to residents of the seven U.S. states and two Canadian provinces that border the Great Lakes. With more than 250 images, Lakeside Living is a book for all those who yearn for a life at the water’s edge.

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Lakeside Living: Waterfront Houses, Cottages, and Cabins of the Great Lakes Reviews

Review by Vic F.:

This book features many great pictures of homes on or near the Great Lakes. It covers several types of building styles and architectures. Every home looks like a sublime dream. One critique though is that most of the homes are of the spare-no-expense ultra wealthy variety. Even the cabins would be out-of-reach for most people.

Review by j. j. molloy:

The Great Lakes is a phenomenal center of American architecture and design. Little attention has been given

to the creation of the design arts there as a regional vernacular. This short survey should be recognized as

one of the first of many studies surely deserved by the history of the area.

A House on the Water: Inspiration for Living at the Water’s Edge

There is a universal longing to live near the water … and this inspiring book can make that dream come true. What’s it really like to live near the sea (or on a lake or at the river’s edge)? Maine architect Robert Knight looks at 25 well-designed dream homes that are enhanced by the water around them; and he presents six design themes to help the reader understand what makes a house on the water work well. Over 300 color photos and site plans are featured in this outstanding portfolio of homes filled with inspiration.

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A House on the Water: Inspiration for Living at the Water’s Edge Reviews

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This is an excellent book for those who dream about that perfect home on the water and those who want to learn more about good design and good architecture. The layouts and photos are wonderful, and in and of themselves provide a tutorial in design excellence.Bob Knight’s prose is accessible and informative in describing the choices each architect faced and what makes their designs work. By avoiding the esoteric and making a straightforward presentation about the design solutions he likes, Knight provides readers with an insight into the design process that may help build their dreams.Books, like good movies and good restaurants, should do what they say they are going to do and do it well. This one does. It provides a thoughful perspective from Knight’s experience as an architect and draws conclusions that the reader can verify or challenge based on the photos, graphics, and their own time on the water.I particularly appreciated the fact that Knight visited each of the homes and that he based his observations on real, not paper architecture.I recommend this book for dreamers and designers. It would make a great fall/winter read on those cold rainy days.

Review by Peter d’Entremont:

I work for Robert Knight. I work for him because he can express ideas about architecture where most architects, and architecture critics cannot. I had no idea I would enjoy this book as much as I did. Robert Knight has a way of drawing you into a design and making it sensible. The houses chosen for this book are as varied as any I have ever seen in a book of this type. The design are uniformly excellent examples representing a wide range of styles and locales. The photography is equally excellent. We expect good photography, and pretty buildings, but these are substantial buildings and Robert Knight has been a most enjoyable guide.

Coastal Living Lakeside Chest

Coastal Living Lakeside Chest by Stanley Furniture Welcome to Coastal Living. Coastal Living features multiple styles and a variety colors and finishes. Colors are organized into three distinct color palettes to help simplify and unify your design scheme. Stay within a color family or mix and match as your own style dictates. Coastal Living designers drew inspiration for the collection’s colors from the varied landscapes of the coast. All Boardwalk finish items are made of maple and select hardwood solids; maple veneer simulated wood components on select items. Painted finish items are made of poplar and select hardwood solids; select hardwood veneer. Many pieces are offered in smaller scale options to accommodate the space limitations of cozier coastal cottages or condos. Designed to work well in open floor plans of all sizes, Coastal Living marries old and new, blending the gently wea

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Lake Houses

The definitive book on “lake-house ” style. This richly illustrated book takes the reader deep into lake country to reveal the essence of lake house and summer cottage style. Spectacular photographs and insightful essays capture the best of 100 revered homes. Lake Houses is a guided tour of gardens where bright impatiens grow among the roots of island trees, past hammocks hung from the weathered beams of a breezy wraparound veranda, into rustic turn-of-the-century cottage kitchens, and across the warm wood floors of sun-drenched sitting rooms on the bay. This enchanting book is full of memories, but it also serves as an idea book. In these pages, lake house owners from several regions welcome visitors onto their properties and open the doors to their beloved summer residences. Included are chapters on: Exteriors Living rooms Dining rooms Kitchens Boathouses Bedrooms Bathrooms Guest cabins and bunkies Decks, docks and gazebos Verandas and porches Wall works and fireplaces Gardens. Whether designed by a famous architect or a pragmatic relative many generations ago, these lake houses represent the soul of summer. (20090418)

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